Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-06-04
DECORATION DAY
Generally Observed Throughout
the Country.
Imposing Paradcs In New York, WASHING
ton and Other Cities-Scrvlces Held
ut the Tombs of Generals
Grant and Logan.


Nrw YoRK. Nav 3l.-Everv dnv foil ,,,o,
quite generally suspended in the shoms a,,d
business houses Of this city. and mon
women and children were in holiday ot,ir,
There was clear evidence that tho da,,
which marks the tribute to the dcod ,,,oo
not waning from the mblic heart nc -
sacred day. The central event was tbc no'
rnde of the sixty posts of the Grand Am,
escorted by eight regiments and t,yo hot
tcries of the National Guard, Tho strco,s
and avenues adjacent to and alour thc limo
of march were thronged with spectators
The procession closed with two floral Al.
visions composed of trucks and yapors
draped in flags and loaded with a wealth of
flowers TO be laid by the several Grand
Army posts on the comrades graves. Car
riages containing Governor Hill. General
Sherman, Mayor Hewitt and othcroOicials
and accompanied by the Governors s,alr
were escorted down Fifth avenue TO the
reviewing stand at Madison Square, where
they took their places and stood while The
procession passed by.
In the square stands the monuments TO
General Worth, who was killed in the
Mexican war, and the statues of Farracut
and Seward, each of which was hand.ome-
" decorated. The large square was
throngcd with people
The monuments to Washington, Lincoln
and LAFAYETTE, standing in Union Souarc
were also decorated with lavish profusIon
of flowers, and like Madison Square, eyory
inch of space was throngcd with specta-
tors. Having passed tho Washington
monument, the National Guard regiments
marched to their armorics and the yarious
G. A. II. posts went by train or ferry 10
Greenwood, Calvary, Cypress Hill Ever
green, Trinity and Woodlawn cemeteries
and to cemeteries in Staten Island, White
Plains, Newark, n. j., and other places in
the vicinity, where they decorated the
graves of their comrades and held memo
rial services.
Early in the morning Mrs. Grant drove
Ia Riverside Park. and entering tho tomh
of General Grant laid her norsonal tol,on
or flowers unon the steel casl,ot which con.
tains the remains Of hcr dead husband Tho
from, Of tho tomb was ono mase of Go,,.oro
From tho cross above tlc arch nrndod a
Grand Army bodpe or nurpln and b,uo i'm.
mortollos, which Ind been sent bv Chicago
al tIslt lt.N 14 a ltl AZ
Of ,bo iron door were roses sent by Thomas
Post. Deer Lodge Montana. while scattered
around were floral offerings from the
Viccrov Of China. President Barrlos' widow
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norforrc,l by mo hand md the .Nationai
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png,o colI 81 ights ont,, tbrn rang ont and
tI,n sor,,;nos ordod with a borcdirtion
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"ASlIN"ioN' Mnl 'l' 'NNo' '.'o" u"S
oDserVanccs IN ash'heton were more III.
posing than usual Although the day OF
mourning for the dead heroes of the war
rocn,s onrrol,,, vc+ thc story Of tbcir self.
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f'' n',' 'l,'. '"' N1tos a,i,aI soo,ns o,.a,.
ups at ,he no'lona, , Gua.%', 'ugl's no eyer a.
lie9h' pilb"U p"i''l "N"',N' 80 -
the morning and continued throughout the
day, much to the joy of thousands who
every wear visit the several cemeteries
around the city on this dav and perform a
dr,,, oF Ioyo strc,viug ,bc graves Of tho
uu'3 VI U,S' .pti.,,,,, 0o,,.ors ", oonora
% the eyocntiye en- We Departments were closed to
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